VIETNAM
1955 -1975
Elliott Bopp
D Block
All about the amazing Vietnam war
Guns, Weapons, Clothing, and Important Figures! [1]
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GUNS! This gun that you see in the picture was a M-16A rifle and was commonly used in the Vietnam war
ALL ABOUT GUNS AND VEHICLES The Vietnam war was a war fought between the americans and the communists in 1955 through 1975
The m101A1 Howitzer is a rigged weapon that is easily transportable The B-52 bombers were very important for dropping bombs in large areas to kill a large amount of enemies at a time The AK-47 was the “Peasants rifle� and it was shorter and heavier than
the m-16 and it shot slower than the m-16 but putting this all aside it was a lot more durable so it would last longer and it was a good investment to purchase.
This is the front of the gun
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with Special Forces. They The steel M1 helmet (the were designed for WWII paratroopers, but in green helmet to the right) Vietnam they were mainly was painted green that worn with either the contained silica sand. Summer or Winter dress The M1 helmet was the uniform. standard helmet for grunts
Vietnam clothing/gear
Also to the left (second down) are Corcoran “Jump” boots, these boots were privately purchased by Airborne troops and were particularly popular
PICTURES!
Drinking water storage bag, These bags were part of the pilots' survival vest, to be used in the event that he was shot down. Whilst escaping and evading the enemy, a pilot would funnel rainwater from leaves into the bag. The bag could hold up to three pints.
This was the average Vietnam soldier
The first picture is steel M1 helmet, the second one down are the Corcoran “Jump” Boots, and the last one is a Drinking water storage bag.
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IMPORTANT FIGURES! • Ngo Dinh Diem
was the reigning
(1901-1963) was a Loyal
emperor of
anticommunist
Vietnam from
Vietnamese statesman
1926 to 1945.
who refused to ally with
• Nguyen Van • Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ho Chi Minh after the
Thieu (1923 - 2001) was a
Franco-Vietnamese War
military general who
(1890-1969), a
served in the French-
Republican, was the
(1912- ) is a Vietnamese
controlled Vietnamese
popular 34th President of
military commander most
army during French
the United States, serving
revered for his role in
colonial rule in
two terms from 1953 to
releasing Vietnam from
Indochina, and later
1961.
French colonial rule.
served as president of
• Vo Nguyen Giap
• Bao Dai (1913 - 1997), born Nguyen Vinh Thuy,
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Work cited Anderson, Christopher J. Grunts: U.S. Infantry in Vietnam. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2000. Print. Shmoop Editorial Team. "The Vietnam War: People." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 14 Apr. 2015. "Weapons of the Vietnam War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015. "Vietnam War Uniforms & Equipment." Vietnam War Uniforms & Equipment. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015. White, Ellen Emerson. Into No Man's Land: The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty, United States Marine Corps. New York: Scholastic, 2012. Print.
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1. Arc Lights
noun (not sure)
A bombing mission
107: “Their Bombing missions are called Arc Lights.”
The NVA u fight the vi
2. Artillery Barrage
verb
When a huge amount of guns and stuff is being shot
(101) The skipper called in an artillery barrage from the main base, too.
they were
3. Bonanza
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tv show
(pg 113) “Most people are just sitting around watching Bonanza”
a tv show t watched
4. cannon fodder
dont know
“Cannon fodder is an informal, derogatory term for combatants who are regarded or treated as expendable in the face of enemy fire.” (from wikipedia)
(pg 113) The “Professor says we’re just cannon fodder”
dont know
5. CIDG
not sure
not sure
(pg. 112) “I don’t know how not sure many of these Special Forces guys and CIDG troops (mostly Montagnards) surviedbut the scuttle butt around here is more than half of them were killed.”
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A cigarette is a small cylinder of finely cut tobacco leaves rolled in thin paper for smoking .
(pg 81) “They were all smokingeven Bebop, and i sat down next to them. “give me one, too,” i said. THey gave me one. We smoked.”
people smoke th ton
7. Corpsmen
?
people who take care of dead bodies
(pg 114) “we’re also always close to running out of bandages, glucose,, blood expanders, and all of the other stuff the corpsmen need.”
These guys were important becaus rotting bodies are
8.”fix bayonets”
Noun
Resort to hand to hand combat if needed
(83) At the last minute, Lieutenant Fanelli told us to “fix bayonets.” That meant that he wanted us to resort to handtohand combat, if necessary.
It is a word that w used back in the
9. Generals
Doesn't say
higher rank than the grunts
(pg 112) “I just assumed that the generals and the government knew what they were doing”
in the Vietnam w people had ranks
10. Glucose
Noun
Sugar
(pg 114) “we’re also always close to running out of bandages, glucose, blood expanders, and all of the other stuff the corpsmen need.”
Medivacs carried glucose
11. Hanoi
noun
place
(pg 113) “the White House hopes that Hanoi gets tired of
dont know
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noun
a medical car
(100) A medivac was called in right away.
13. Montagnards
noun
a member of any people of Southeast Asia, especially those in the highlands of Vietnam.
(pg. 112) “I don’t know how they live in vietn many of these Special Forces guys and CIDG troops (mostly Montagnards) surviedbut the scuttle butt around here is more than half of them were killed.”
14. NVA
noun
the enemy that they (93) Then, the NVA launched a were fighting fullout attack on 861.
it was the enem vietnam was fig
15. Professor
noun
Higher rank than the (pg 113) The “Professor says grunts we’re just cannon fodder”
in the Vietnam w people had rank
16. Scuttlebutt
noun
Rumor/ Gossip
(pg. 112) “I don’t know how Just a word tha many of these Special Forces used guys and CIDG troops (mostly Montagnards) surviedbut the scuttle butt around here is more than half of them were killed.”
17. Shrapnel
noun
fragments of grenades and other bombs
(100) Two more got riddled with lots of bombs w shrapnel from one of the other rounds.
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Choose 20 words from your bookmark that BEST REFLECT the historical time period in which your book 18. Trenches
noun
a indent in the ground
(100) Everyone was diving for
people hid in tr
cover inside the trenches and our bunkers.
19. Vietnam
Noun
it is a place
the cover
The book takes vietnam
20. war
noun
when 2 places fight
(80) “Now its all just part of this stinking lousy war, in this stinking lousy country”
It takes place i war
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